A very good header, which along with RCS’s anecdote, makes a depressing read. The 1895 Mauser. The British thought it most unsporting that the Boers had marksmen who shot down officers at a long dist… (View Post)

If you've ever wondered what it was like to live through the 1930's, now we know. (View Post)

That is what ought to happen, not what will happen. (View Post)

These days, if you ask a builder to tell you the difference between a joist and a girder, he'll say that the first wrote Ulysses, and the second wrote Faust. (View Post)

Russian casualties have hit 1,000 a day, quite frequently in recent weeks. (View Post)